A Russian national has been extradited to the United States to face trial. The individual faces up to 20 years in prison after being indicted for a phishing campaign. The operation allegedly infected 80,000 computers and stole personal data and login credentials from victims.

Phishing is a type of social engineering attack where criminals trick people into revealing sensitive information, such as passwords, by pretending to be a trustworthy entity. In this case, the hacker used these tactics to gain remote access to victims' computers.

The hacker allegedly stole credentials and personal data from the infected machines. This type of data theft can lead to identity fraud and financial loss for the victims.